Holding(s) in Company

Babcock International Group PLC
17 March 2005



                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.




6)   Percentage of issued Class



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -2,205,000

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     1.06%

9)   Class of security

     60P ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     UNKNOWN


11)  Date company informed

     17 MARCH 2005


12)  Total holding following this notification

     37,086,105

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     17.80%


14)  Any additional information




15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     020 7291 5000



16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification


     Date of Notification     17 MARCH 2005

Schroder Registration Schedule

17 March 2005

Nominee/Registered Name                                              Shares Held
 
Bank of New York                                                       1,210,000

Banque Internationale a Luxembourg S                                     227,525

Bermuda Trust (Singapore)                                                 14,587 

British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c: P                               6,100,000

Brown Brothers Harriman Va                                                14,000 

Chase Manhattan Bank                                                   1,327,912 

Chase Nominees Ltd                                                     1,950,000

Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd                                                 386,100

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme a/c: R                                     6,677,549

Nortrust Nominees Limited                                              1,200,000

State Street                                                             541,000

                                                                      19,648,673


Schroder Unit Trusts Ltd (SUTL)                                       11,068,078 

Schroder Nominees Ltd (Schroder Nominees)                                820,500 

Schroder Investment North America Ltd                                  5,548,854

                                                           TOTAL:     37,086,105
     

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